Catholic Pastoral Life Coordinator

1. General: CATHOLIC ADMINISTRATIVE PASTORAL LIFE COORDINATOR

This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordinator services at Fort Benning. This role involves assisting the Catholic Chaplain and Priest in conducting religious services in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church's guidelines, Archdiocese for the Military Services policies, Army Regulation 165-1, and Installation Chaplain Policies.

The services of a Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordinator fall under the Fort Benning Chaplain’s Religious Support Program as defined in the Command Master Religious Program (CMRP). The mission of the Chaplain’s Religious Support Program is to provide military religious support activities that meet the religious requirements of Soldiers, Families, and authorized civilians. The primary goal of the Chaplains’ Religious Support Program is to ensure the free exercise of religion which is a statutory requirement under USC Title X.

As a non-personal services Coordinator, the Coordinator is not a member of the Commander’s Staff or Command Chaplain’s Staff.

The coordinator shall provide Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordination to the Fort Benning Religious Support Office (RSO). This is a non-personal services contract between the Fort Benning Religious Support Office (RSO) and the Coordinator to perform tasks and provide deliverables identified herein. The coordinator shall provide non-personal service(s). The coordinator shall become knowledgeable of the Catholic Community and Garrison Religious Support program through the review of SOPs, program schedules, Concept of Operations, etc.

The coordinator shall attend and participate in required meetings scheduled by the Parish in order to gain and provide information pertaining to the Catholic Administrative Pastoral Life Coordination tasks. The coordinator will develop and provide a monthly Catholic Community calendar that will contain important religious events as well as closures. The Coordinator shall create and provide a weekly bulletin and announcements as well as assist the Community Event Coordination and Publicity program.

The Coordinator shall maintain the Catholic Community Registration as well as collect and support the Sacramental Records. All services should be conducted in alignment with the Archdiocese for Military Service (AMS) requirements defined in Part 4 of this JOB DESCRIPTION.

The objectives of this requirement is to provide support to the Garrison RSO and Catholic Chaplain/Priest in conducting religious services. The coordinator shall focus on providing support to the Catholic population by assisting with various administrative tasks related to religious services. The services provided must align with the policies defined for the Pastoral Care of Catholic Personnel as published by Archdiocese.

The Coordinator shall serve as a Chaplain Corps’ special resource person who provides program or support functions. The contract service provider shall consult and coordinate with the Catholic priest/deacon endorsed by the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) and Garrison RSO personnel.

Government business hours are between  Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government directed facility closings. Religious Support Office programming may be conducted outside of normal government business hours. The Coordinator shall maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this JOB DESCRIPTION when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons.

When hiring personnel, the Coordinator shall keep in mind…